Candle-wick support.



A. G. BULLE.

CANDLE WICK SUPPORT. APPLICATION man SEPT. 5. 19u.

L Palted May 28, 1918.,

- @FFME ADOLF Gr. BULLE, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

CANDLE-WICK SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 5, 1917. Serial No. 189,717.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADoLr Gr. BULLE, a citizen ofthe United States and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in' the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Candle-Wick Support, of which the following is a full, clear, and eXact description.

This invention relates to candles and has particular reference to that type ofcandles known as night candles or candles calculated to burn for a definite length of time and then burn out. v

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a novel form of support for the wick that is applied to a candle of this character, the candle being ordinarily molded or otherwise formed without a wick but with a hole through which the wickis introduced into operative position.

Another obj ect of the invention is to provide a support `for the candle wick of such a nature as to hold the wick more reliably in erect position until the wax of the candle is totally burned, than is true in other types of wick supports.

A still further object is to provide a support that will hold the wick in proper position without involving the use of a longer.

piece of wick than is necessary. In other words the support provided by me is such that a simple short straight length will suflice whereas it is the usual practice in candles of this character to provide a support for the wick that demands that a portion of the wick be turned over at the lower end. By my improvement I provide means for securing the wick to the support in a most simple and expeditious manner.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and while the invention is not restricted to the exact details of construction disclosed or suggested herein, still for the purpose of illustrating a practical embodiment thereof reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate the same parts in the several views, and in which Figure 1 is an enlarged perspective view of my improved wick support;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a and Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional detail on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Patented May 28, 1918.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings in reference first to Fig. 1 I indicate my improvement as being formed from a single piece of sheet metal, or its equivalent, of uniform thickness and so de-V signed as to be stamped or otherwise formed by single operation ready for the application of the wick. The support as indicated herein comprises a substantially flat base 1() of any suitable form or outline and having at its center a hole 11 into or over which the wick is to be iiXed. The base 10 is preferably provided with downwardly struck lugs forming feet 12 which serve to ele-` vate the base slightly above the bottom of the cup or dish 13 into which the candle is placed, and hence the hole 11, in addition to serving as a centering device Vfor the wick, provides free capillarity for the melted wax during the latter part of the life of the candle.

On opposite sides of the hole 1]. are formed a pair of' jaws 14 which are struck up from the base 10 during the process of making the support, said jaws being bent 'i upwardly around bending lines 15 parallel to each other and relatively close to the hole 11, the space between the jaws thus formed being approximately equal to or slightly greater than the diameter of the wick 16.

As above premised, the body of the candle 17 is molded or otherwise formed without the wick, but with a central hole or bore 18 for the admission of the wick in connection with the support 10 after the candle is made. The wick per se is not new with me and may be of any suitable construction, but ordinarily comprises a rigid core 19 of lead or other similar fusible material, the same being surrounded or coated with wax 20, or its equivalent, and including, obviously, any suitable fibrous material, as usual, having capillary properties. rllhe 4wick is cut in straight lengths about one quarter of an inch greater than the height or thickness of the candle body. 1n my practice the manufacture of the candles and the manner of assembling the wicks and supports is substantially as follows: ll provide a bench or table for the workman, said table being pro- -i arm of the pliers is fixed in'position holding the same. The other arm is movable by operation of the operators foot or knee. When thebase 10 ofthe support is thus slipped into Place overthe plier jaws the operator grasps the lcandle wick and inserts one Vend thereof directly between the jaws 14, the end 'coming into the hole l1 or 'resting upon the base around the hole. While the wick-is :thus'helddn erect positionthe operator by his foot or knee applies force through the pliers and ssets the jaws 14 into. Vgripping v actionon opposite sides of the lower end of the wick, thus holding'thewick in place inv v. or upon the support with sufficient firmness with the body of the -candle formed with a hole 18 therein, the rupper'end of the wick is passed upwardly through said hole bringing the support and corners or pointsv ofthe jaws 14 into fixed position in the bottom'of f thefcandle,"said j aw -points or corners being forced -into the body ofthe candle adjacent tothe bottom of the'hole 18 for the purpose of preventing-the dropping out of the sup- @port and wickfrom the candlebody during the transportation or handlingl of the candle. :Thisfmanner of'holding the wick insures '-thatthe wick.` willbe supported in erect posi- #tion `to thelast even though all of thecandlebodybecomes converted into'fluid. Furthermore the manner of holding the wick inl zsures that the-:capillarity thereof is not in- -terfered with even though the wick burns 4(")odownz'to the bottom of thefcandle.

vIt will husibe seenth'atl have provided a wick for its purpose. iIn completing the'candle,

` and a pair of rectangular wick holding jaws bentupwardly toward each other on opposite sides of the central hole, said jaws having square corners adapted to be embedded into the body of the candle.

The combination with a candle body having a central hole, of a wick extending upwardly through said hole and a support for the wick comprising a base, and lwick holding means forced into the body of the candle adjacent to the lower end of the wick hole to retain the wick in connection with the candlebody.

3. The combination with a candle body having a roundv wick hole in its center, of a straight wick projecting through said hole,

vand a support for the wick, said support comprising a base upon which the lower end of the wick is seated, and a pair of rectangular 4gripping jaws carried by the base, said jaws embracing the opposite sides of said lower end of the wickand having their corners forced into the body of the candle adjacent to the lower end of the wick hole, substantially as set forth.

ADOLF G. BULLE.

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